Organic chemistry

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epoxide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

1. A reactive group in which an oxygen atom is joined to each of two carbon atoms which are already bonded. 2. A three-membered cyclic ether. Also known as oxirane. See ethylene oxide.

(CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 CO A colorless liquid that is stable and has a pleasant odor; boils at approximately 98_C; used to put nitrocellulose and raw and blown oils into solution, and used in lacquers ...

magnesium oleate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Mg(C 18 H 33 O 2 ) 2 Water-insoluble, yellowish mass; soluble in hydrocarbons, alcohol, and ether; used as a plasticizer lubricant and emulsifying agent, and in varnish driers and dry-cleaning ...

nitrile

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

RC_N Cyanide derived by removal of water from an acid amide.

polydent

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Pertaining to a chemical species whose molecules possess more than two reactive sites. Also known as multident.

sodium methiodal

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

ICH 2 SO 3 Na A white, crystalline powder, soluble in water and methanol; used in medicine as a radiopaque medium.

acid amide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound derived from an acid in which the hydroxyl group (_OH) of the carboxyl group (_COOH) has been replaced by an amino group (_NH 2 ) or a substituted amino group (_NHR or _NHR 2 ).